Sawed Cabin Lake in Deer Lodge County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Sawed Cabin Lake in Deer Lodge County, Montana. Height above sea level is 8,461 feet. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Deer Lodge County list. The nearest place of any size is Anaconda, 31 miles away. The big place round here is Boise, 208 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Sawed Cabin Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Deer Lodge County include rainbow trout, brook trout, Arctic grayling, brown trout and california golden trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Sawed Cabin Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 53°F and December about 18°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Sawed Cabin Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Hidden Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Sawed Cabin Lake should be assumed from this page alone.